Description:

As scarce public resources for affordable housing continue to be pressed,
practitioners remain committed to searching for ways to reduce costs while still
maintaining the high standards in quality of their projects. Integrated
Project Delivery and Lean Construction Principles may provide an opportunity for
cost savings and better project outcomes for affordable housing owners and
developers. Lean Construction Principles include higher owner involvement
in scope development, design and construction; integrated design teams focused
on continuous collaborative effort; and early involvement by contractor and
trades in the design resulting in reliable construction process, with less
tension, fewer clashes, delays, or rework. This brownbag will cover the basics
of Integrated Project Delivery and Lean Construction Principles from a legal
perspective and the opportunities and challenges in applying it to the
affordable housing context.

Panelists Brian D. Anderson, AIA, from Anderson Porter Design, and Brian
Henninger, Esq., from Foley Hoag LLP will be leading the discussion. Brian
Anderson is a founding partner of Anderson Porter Design, a design firm in
Cambridge, MA focusing on a lean design approach which draws forward in time as
many issues as possible to insure integrated and efficient design efforts to
maximize constructability and cost efficiency. Brian Henninger advises clients
in the construction and management of capital projects. He specializes in
project delivery strategies, construction and real estate disputes, and related
insurance cost recovery counseling and litigation. Brian is also active in the
emergence of Integrated Project Delivery ("IPD") and "Lean Construction" as
collaborative tools that can help add value to a project and reduce
transactional costs associated with change orders, rework and defect disputes.
Brian’s construction and real estate disputes practice covers a broad spectrum
of the industry, including major infrastructure projects, commercial facilities
and private and public housing projects.